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Git'ter done down in Dixie

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by T.Jeff Veal, Dec 29, 2018.

  1. T.Jeff Veal

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    No problem, brother...:handshake:...
    If I had one down here and knew how to tie them, it would be gitten done in Dixie...:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    Got home this morning, cleaned up and split a few chunks of hickory and got those stored in the bin. Had a pile of big uglies that needed noodling to right size. Here are a few 0104210857.jpg
    Couple cuts and they were ready for the shed 0104210908.jpg
    After breakfast, we got a call for a big load of wood. Hadn't heard from him in 2 yrs, thought they didn't like what they had gotten. He said it was great wood we had brought, just a big load had taken them 2 yrs to get low enough to need more. We measured the available wood we had left, came up with .99 cord. We loaded that and we bucked and split 2 short 14-16" post oak logs, about 4 rounds and added it to the trailer. We plan on delivery Wed morning, nice 50 mile ride...:quad:...:stack:... 0104211226_HDR.jpg That takes care of our available seasoned inventory.
    We have 1 truckload of 18" splits and 2 truckloads of 16" splits left, but they are spoken for.
     
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    50 mile ride? I sure hope there's a nice delivery fee included.
     
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    Looks like a beautiful day there! That’s always a good feeling when your firewood is all spoken for. I never feel like I can really focus on gathering until the old stash is gone. Those pieces of hickory look nasty. Interesting looking when they come off the splitter:rofl: :lol: Good idea to noodle them instead:yes:
     
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    X2. I assume all your deliveries are free jrider & T.Jeff Veal ? How far will you go before you charge and what do you guys get for the extra miles?
     
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    Delivery within 10 miles is included in my price. Over that, I just ask them where they live and give a price based on whether or not it's a ride that involves traffic and lights. I rarely go over 15 miles and I won't go over 20 period.
     
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    At least deliveries will be one less chore on your plate right now.
     
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    I added a little extra...;)...probably not enough, according to the financial advisor...:whistle::whistle:
     
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    Yes sir, beautiful cool day. Have a few pieces with big knots, I split around them and got the straight pieces off, I have used the splitter on those before, just wind up with more pieces for the chunk pile. Now they can go in the shed.
     
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    We have a big county, but its free in the county. After that, I just do like jrider .
     
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    Until we can :saw::axe::stacker: more...
    Already got another smaller trailer load to cut for my welder friend, paying a barter back for some repairs to the dump trailer doors...:whistle::whistle: and fixing mower deck.
    Then got a call from one of our cooking customers, he wants 2 more loads, 1 cooking, 1 firewood.
     
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    I know you won't, but... Sek35jQ.png
     
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    My hunny was at her voting poll job yesterday, leaving me unsupervised...:loco: :crazy::binoculars:... I didn't get in trouble, I left the chainsaws alone...
    But I did use saw-zall, skilsaw, maul, splitter and post driver...:hair::hair:...
    Had a big oak skid I took apart and made some farwood 0105210943_HDR.jpg
    Had a few end cuts from the post oak, made stove stuffer chunks in a couple years 0105210830.jpg Split the 16" round we had left and cleaned up some big splits that had termites, they don't like ethanol...:)... 0105210944_HDR.jpg Then I used the dangerous post driver.
    I put up 4 T-posts and 2 more plastic pallets, used a page from buZZsaw BRAD playbook. Thanks for the idea, buddy...:handshake:...
    Made a 3 side bin, stacking shorts on the front and throwing the chunks in the back, this was a big pile from the spring, some was already dry enough, probably burned 20-30 gallons this year. It will be off the ground now and dry some more. 0105211159_HDR.jpg After that I went to :sleeping::sleeping::sleeping:
     
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    Thanks for the reminder. Won't be bad when we get operators back healthy.
     
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    Smart move and why i noodle most of my uglies.
     
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    If you're stock of seasoned is gone, will you sell partly seasoned? Is green wood used for smoking or seasoned or does it matter?
     
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    Looks great. The only plastic pallet i have looks just like those. Havent utilized it yet.
     
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    It doesn't seem to matter. He will only use a few pieces at a time. The red oak we have left to process had been down since early spring, it's mostly smaller stuff.
     
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    Tarped, locked and ready to rock. Had a safe and uneventful trip. Had a nice frost too.
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    When we got there...
     
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    Those kind of pieces are never fun to deal with